Candied pumpkin at home in a dryer

Candied pumpkin is a healthy and tasty delicacy loved by adults and children. It can be prepared for future use, you just need to know how to properly preserve the dessert until winter. Experienced housewives can cook candied pumpkin fruits quickly and tasty. Recipes for every taste will help diversify the usual dessert.

The benefits and harms of candied pumpkin

Candied fruits are pieces of fruits and vegetables cooked in sugar syrup and dried. If cooked correctly, they can be stored for a long time. You can buy ready-made candies in the store, but homemade delicacies are much more useful. It won't hurt even children.

Thanks to the vitamins and minerals included in the composition, the dessert has a positive effect on the body:

• eliminates nervous tension;
• relieves fatigue with excessive physical or mental stress;
• raises the level of hemoglobin in the blood;
• enriches with vitamins and strengthens the immune system.

But there is still harm from the dessert. They should not be abused by people with diabetes and children, because the high sugar content is not beneficial. In addition, this type of delicacy should be used with caution for those who are prone to rapid weight gain. The calorie content of candied pumpkin is high enough that it can cause obesity.

Children develop caries, diathesis, so you should limit yourself to 2-3 sweets a day.

How to make candied pumpkin

It takes a lot of time to cook candied pumpkin fruits, but at home this is the only way to get a truly healthy product. In order to reduce the calorie content of the finished dessert, you need to choose sweet pumpkin varieties, for example, nutmeg. Then you don't need to add a lot of sugar during cooking. Fans of unusual tastes can diversify sweets with orange or lemon notes, aromatic spices.

The pulp for candied fruits should be cut into medium-sized cubes. Too small cuts will boil down during cooking, the finished candies will turn out to be dry and tough. For the dessert to be firm and soft, the size of the cubes should be 2 x 2 cm.

When preparing sweets with lemon, the bitterness must be removed from the skin, otherwise it will remain in the finished delicacy. For this, the peeled peel is poured with boiling water and left for 5-7 minutes.

Experienced housewives, when cooking candied fruits, use the skin of apples, quince or other fruits with gelling properties. This is necessary so that the candies do not fall apart, but look like marmalade.

Candied pumpkin in an electric dryer

The electric dryer allows you to significantly reduce the preparation time of a healthy treat. Candied pumpkin fruits prepared correctly according to this recipe in a dryer can be put in tea or simply eaten instead of sweets.

Ingredients:

• ripe vegetable - 1 pc.;
• walnuts - 1 tsp;
• icing sugar - 15 g;
• honey - 1 tsp;
• granulated sugar - for 1 kg of pumpkin, 100 g each.

Step by step cooking:

1. Wash the fruit well, peel it, remove the core and cut it into arbitrary slices about 5 cm thick.
2. Fold the pumpkin into a saucepan with a thick bottom, sprinkle with granulated sugar.
3. Cook the workpiece over low heat for about 5 minutes. until the sugar is completely dissolved.
4. Throw the finished pieces in a colander and cool completely.
5. Prepare the dryer for work, put pumpkin blanks in one layer.
6. Dry candied fruits until fully cooked. This takes up to 8 hours, but the time may be different for each model.

The finished treat can be eaten immediately. To do this, the pieces can be well poured with honey and sprinkled with nuts. If the blank will be stored for a long time, then it is better to sprinkle the candies with powdered sugar.

Sweet candied pumpkin in the oven

A simple recipe for homemade candied pumpkin fruits without additives.

Ingredients:

• ripe vegetable - 1 kg;
• sugar - 300 g

How to cook:

1. Cut the pulp into portions, sprinkle with sugar and put in the refrigerator for 12 hours so that the juice stands out.
2. Boil the workpiece and boil for 5 minutes, then cool to room temperature for at least 4 hours. Repeat the procedure 2 times.
3. Place the pumpkin on a sieve and drain.
4. Preheat the oven to 100 ° C. Cover the baking sheet with parchment paper, put the pumpkin on it and dry for 4 hours.

Sprinkle the finished candied fruits with icing sugar or pour over melted chocolate.

Candied pumpkin in the microwave

You can make candied pumpkin fruits in a microwave oven according to a modern recipe. For this you will need:

• pumpkin pulp - 200 g;
• granulated sugar - 240 g;
• water - 50 ml;
• cinnamon - 1 stick.

Step by step process:

1. Prepare the pulp, cut into cubes and add 3 tbsp. l. granulated sugar. Put the pot with the workpiece for 8 hours in the refrigerator, then drain the separated juice.
2. Boil sugar syrup from water and the remaining sugar in the microwave at 900 watts. Cooking time is about 90 sec.
3. Pour pumpkin pulp with hot syrup, add cinnamon. Leave the treat to cool.
4. Put the workpiece in the microwave again. Cook for 5 minutes. at a power of 600 W in the "Convection" mode. Cool, then repeat the procedure, but cook for 10 minutes.

Remove the finished pumpkin from the microwave, cool completely and dry in any convenient way.

How to make candied pumpkin in a slow cooker

You can cook pumpkin using a multicooker, for this there is a recipe where 1 kg of granulated sugar is used for 500 g of pumpkin pulp.

The cooking process is simple:

1. Put the pumpkin cubes in a bowl, cover with sugar and leave for 8-12 hours.
2. Cook candied fruits in the "Baking" or other mode, but the time is at least 40 minutes. The vegetable should be completely soft but retain its texture.
3. Throw the finished dish in a colander to drain excess moisture. Dry in the oven or dryer.

For long-term storage, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Homemade candied pumpkin without sugar

To reduce the calorie content of the dish and make it affordable for diabetics, candied pumpkin fruits are prepared in a vegetable dryer with a sweetener.

What do you need:

• pumpkin pulp - 400 g;
• water - 2 tbsp;
• fructose - 2 tbsp. l;
• cinnamon - 1 tbsp. l.

How to cook:

1. Chop the pumpkin pulp randomly, boil a little until it becomes soft.
2. Add water and fructose to a saucepan, then boil the mixture and cook candied fruits for 20 minutes.
3. Cool the finished delicacy for 24 hours in syrup, then drain the excess liquid.

You need to dry sweets on parchment paper in a room or in an oven heated to 40 ° C. Such a delicacy is useful for children, it does not cause diathesis, caries and obesity.

How to cook candied pumpkin with lemon

The recipe for quick candied pumpkin with lemon is suitable when you want something tasty, but there is no time for long cooking.

Ingredients:

• pulp - 1 kg;
• sugar - 400-500 g;
• water - 250 ml;
• lemon - 1 pc.;
• cinnamon - a pinch.

Step by step cooking:

1. Cut the pumpkin into slices. Boil the syrup from water and sugar.
2. Cut the lemon into 4 pieces and dip in the syrup, add the pumpkin slices.
3. Boil the mixture 2 times for 10 minutes, cool completely.
4. Drain off excess liquid. Put the sugar slices on baking paper.Dry in the oven at 150 ° C for about 1 hour.

Such candied fruits can be used as filling for pies or pancakes. To do this, they are canned in sterile jars along with the remaining syrup.

Delicious candied pumpkin with orange

Candied pumpkin with orange in syrup - a feature of the autumn season. It is very difficult to guess by taste what they are made of.

Products:

• ripe fruit - 1.5 kg;
• orange - 1 pc.;
• citric acid - a pinch;
• sugar - 0.8-1 kg;
• cinnamon - 1 stick.

How to cook:

1. Cut the vegetable into cubes, mix with half the sugar and remove for 8-10 hours in the cold.
2. Pour over the orange with boiling water, cut and remove the seeds. Purée with the peel.
3. Pour the separated syrup into a saucepan, add orange puree, citric acid, cinnamon and the remaining sugar. Boil.
4. Dip pumpkin into boiling syrup, cook until tender.
5. Throw the workpiece on a sieve, when the liquid drains, put it in one layer on a baking sheet.
6. Dry in a dryer or oven in the "Heating + Fan" mode for about 60 minutes.

Roll the finished candied fruits in powdered sugar and dry at room temperature.

How to cook candied pumpkin with honey

An easy way to cook healthy candied pumpkin fruits for the oven or dryer. The delicacy is very high in calories, since, in addition to sugar, it contains honey.

Ingredients:

• ripe fruit - 500 g;
• honey - 3 tbsp. l .;
• sugar - 200 g;
• citric acid - on the tip of a knife.

Cooking process:

1. Prepare the pumpkin, pour in half the sugar and leave overnight to let the juice flow.
2. Drain the separated liquid, add honey, the rest of sugar, citric acid to it. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 tsp.
3. Dip the pumpkin into the syrup and cook for another 1.5 hours until the vegetable is soft.
4. Throw the workpiece into a colander and leave to completely remove excess liquid. Dry in the oven or dryer, in the "Convection" mode.

Candied fruits are suitable for long-term storage, making muffins, pies or buns.

How to make candied pumpkin without cooking

It is quite possible to cook everyone's favorite treat without boiling syrup. A step-by-step cooking process is described in this simple recipe.

Products:

• pumpkin pulp - 1 kg;
• sugar - 300 g;
• citric acid - a pinch;
• salt - a pinch;
• spices to taste.

Step by step cooking:

1. Remove the blank from the freezer, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and citric acid. Leave until completely thawed.
2. Drain the resulting liquid. It is not used in the cooking process.
3. Stir the pulp with sugar and spices. Leave for 2-3 days at room temperature, stir the workpiece constantly.
4. Drain the syrup and use it for culinary purposes.
5. Throw the pulp on a sieve and completely free from the liquid. Dry on paper for about two days.

Sweets are suitable for long-term storage, but they are first doused in powdered sugar.

Frozen pumpkin candied fruits

You can replace the heat treatment of pumpkin by freezing it. This recipe works if you have a bag of pumpkin lying around in the freezer.

Products:

• frozen billet - 500 g;
• sugar - 400 g;
• water - 1.5 tbsp.;
• spices to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Boil the syrup from water and sugar, add aromatic spices and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Put the workpiece from the freezer into the boiling syrup without first defrosting. Cook for 20 minutes.
3. Cool to room temperature and boil the mixture again for 10 minutes.
4. Drain the pulp in a colander to drain the liquid.

You can dry sweets in any way you can.

How to store candied pumpkin

Candied pumpkin fruits are stored throughout the winter. To prevent the delicacy from spoiling, it is placed in a glass container and tightly closed with a lid. You can keep sweets in a tight paper or linen bag, but they must be tied tightly.

Conclusion

Quick and delicious recipes for candied pumpkin are a must-have in every housewife's cookbook. This delicacy goes well with tea and is good in itself. The cooking process is simple, but each time you can add your own additions to the recipe and get a new taste of the dessert.

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